tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post4464236857941235098..comments2015-02-21T14:45:57.381-05:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Cleveburgh Immigration InitiativeJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-46671287611701938172008-11-17T17:22:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:22:00.000-05:00I've long thought our immigration policies were hu...I've long thought our immigration policies were hurting our cities. To me we need to fix the H1B situation and essentially begin recruiting immigrants to our universities in connection with international youth programs.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15689928015042507584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-83675087838353585972008-11-17T13:41:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:41:00.000-05:00Clearly boosting international in-migration is a c...Clearly boosting international in-migration is a critical component, though not the only component, of an economic development strategy.<BR/><BR/>Did you see this article out of Indy? A big series in the Sunday Star about international immigration:<BR/><BR/>http://www.indystar.com/article/20081116/LOCAL/811160392<BR/><BR/>Indy's foreign born population up 69% since 2000 to over 100,000 people. And not just Latino. Included are 26,000 Asians and 10,500 Africans. The stats are compelling.<BR/><BR/>This is one of the reasons Indy is leading the Midwest in growth. A slowdown in the recent tough economy is a cloud on the horizon, however.The Urbanophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18094204641794131438noreply@blogger.com